At first I was hesitant about a double engineer relationship. I thought that it wouldn't work, that there would be too much engineer in the relationship. Would we be too logical? Would the relationship be devoid of passion? Would we compete too much?
Turns out those fears were unfounded.
TURNS OUT DOUBLE-ENGINEER RELATIONSHIP IS AWESOME!
To be fair, there are some things working for us. Liz and I are different flavors of engineer, so we're never directly competing. Also, we're both pretty chill, and, although not all engineer stereotypes are accurate, neither of us is particularly fond of “goin’ out and hittin’ up da clubs,” so there's no introvert/extrovert stressor there.
But a double-engineer relationship is not merely tolerable.
It’s the best.
These are some things that have happened in the life and times of Liz and Gavin in the past year:
=====================================================================These are some things that have happened in the life and times of Liz and Gavin in the past year:
“Man, none of these budget softwares do what we want.”
“No worries, WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN!”
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When we were forced to leave Six Flags because of a power outage, we weren't so much mad about the having to leave as we were about the lack of safety and emergency preparedness on the part of the park. We then spent the ride home figuring out the least expensive and easiest ways to drastically improve both. (It involves giving all of the summer job teens there cheap flashlights and reflective vests to put in their fanny packs.)
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“Working out is boring”
“... What if we put it into spreadsheets?”
“With graphs!”
“With graphs!”
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“ASSEMBLING FURNITURE IS THE MOST FUN THING EVER”
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*T-Minus 13 months until the Wedding* "Man, we should start planning this wedding."
*T-Minus 10 months until the Wedding*
"This wedding is 90% planned and 10% under budget."
*High-five!*
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And I'm sure will will be many moments of choice engineer-ish-ness in the future.
So if you're an engineer, don't count out another engineer to be your life partner. And if you're not an engineer, well, I'm sure single-engineer relationships are fine too. And even if neither of you are engineers, look deep inside and I think you'll find a little engineer in you that you might not have known you had. Embrace that little engineer, and the let the engineering flow through you.
You too can make your own budget software.
You too can make workout graphs.
You too can find joy in assembling furniture.
Now, if you'll excuse us, we have to give this student loan an Eiffel Tower.
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